Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN Spółka Akcyjna €5,000,000,000
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OFFERING CIRCULAR Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN Spółka Akcyjna (a joint stock company incorporated in the Republic of Poland) €5,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme Under this €5,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme (the Programme), Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN Spółka Akcyjna (the Issuer or PKN ORLEN) may from time to time issue notes (the Notes) denominated in any currency agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer (as defined below). Notes may be issued in bearer or registered form (respectively Bearer Notes and Registered Notes). The maximum aggregate nominal amount of all Notes from time to time outstanding under the Programme will not exceed €5,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated as described in the Programme Agreement described herein), subject to increase as described herein. The Notes may be issued on a continuing basis to one or more of the Dealers specified under “Overview of the Programme” and any additional Dealer appointed under the Programme from time to time by the Issuer (each a Dealer and together the Dealers), which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an ongoing basis. References in this Offering Circular to the relevant Dealer shall, in the case of an issue of Notes being (or intended to be) subscribed by more than one Dealer, be to all Dealers agreeing to subscribe such Notes. An investment in Notes issued under the Programme involves certain risks. For a discussion of these risks see “Risk Factors”. This Offering Circular has been approved as a base prospectus by the Central Bank of Ireland, as competent authority under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the Prospectus Regulation). The Central Bank of Ireland only approves this Offering Circular as meeting the standards of completeness, comprehensibility and consistency imposed by the Prospectus Regulation. Such approval should not be considered as an endorsement of the Issuer or of the quality of the Notes that are the subject of this Offering Circular. Investors should make their own assessment as to the suitability of investing in the Notes. In order to be able to list certain issuances of Notes on the Regulated Market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie S.A., the WSE), the Issuer has applied for a notification of this Offering Circular pursuant to Article 25 of the Prospectus Regulation into the Republic of Poland (Poland). The Issuer may request the Central Bank of Ireland to provide competent authorities in additional host Member States within the European Economic Area with a notification. Such approval relates only to Notes that are to be admitted to trading on the regulated market (the Euronext Dublin Regulated Market) of the Irish Stock Exchange plc trading as Euronext Dublin (Euronext Dublin) or on another regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU and/or that are to be offered to the public in any member state of the European Economic Area in circumstances that require the publication of a prospectus. Application has been made to Euronext Dublin for Notes issued under the Programme during the period of 12 months from the date of this Offering Circular to be admitted to its official list (the Official List) and trading on the Euronext Dublin Regulated Market. References in this Offering Circular to the Notes being listed (and 1 all related references) shall mean that, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Final Terms, the Notes have been admitted to the Official List and trading on the Euronext Dublin Regulated Market. Application may also be made to the WSE for Notes to be listed and admitted to trading on the regulated market of the WSE and, in this case, listed (and all related references) shall be construed accordingly. Each of Euronext Dublin and the WSE’s regulated market are regulated markets for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU. This Offering Circular (as supplemented as at the relevant time, if applicable) is valid for 12 months from its date in relation to Notes which are to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in the European Economic Area (the EEA). The obligation to supplement this Offering Circular in the event of a significant new factor, material mistake or material inaccuracy does not apply when this Offering Circular is no longer valid. The requirement to publish a prospectus under the Prospectus Regulation only applies to Notes which are to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in the EEA and/or offered to the public in the EEA other than in circumstances where an exemption is available under Article 1(4) and/or 3(2) of the Prospectus Regulation. References in this Offering Circular to Exempt Notes are to Notes for which no prospectus is required to be published under the Prospectus Regulation and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). The Central Bank of Ireland has neither approved nor reviewed information contained in this Offering Circular in connection with Exempt Notes. Notice of the aggregate nominal amount of Notes, interest (if any) payable in respect of Notes, the issue price of Notes and certain other information which is applicable to each Tranche (as defined under “Terms and Conditions of the Notes”) of Notes will (other than in the case of Exempt Notes, as defined above) be set out in a final terms document (the Final Terms) which will be delivered to the Central Bank of Ireland and, where listed, Euronext Dublin. Copies of Final Terms in relation to Notes to be listed on Euronext Dublin will also be published on the website of Euronext Dublin. In the case of Exempt Notes, notice of the aggregate nominal amount of Notes, interest (if any) payable in respect of Notes, the issue price of Notes and certain other information which is applicable to each Tranche will be set out in a pricing supplement document (the Pricing Supplement). The Programme provides that Notes may be listed or admitted to trading, as the case may be, on such other or further stock exchanges or markets as may be agreed between the Issuer and the relevant Dealer. The Issuer may also issue unlisted Notes and/or Notes not admitted to trading on any market. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or any U.S. State securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or the benefit of, U.S. persons as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act unless an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available and in accordance with all applicable securities laws of any state of the United States and any other jurisdiction. See “Form of the Notes” for a description of the manner in which Notes will be issued. The Issuer has been rated Baa2 and BBB- by Moody’s Deutschland GmbH and Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited, respectively. The Programme has been rated Baa2 and BBB- by Moody’s Deutschland GmbH and Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited, respectively. Each of Moody's Deutschland GmbH and Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited is established in the European Union and is registered under the Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 (as amended) (the CRA Regulation). As such, each of Moody's Deutschland GmbH and Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited is included in the list of credit rating agencies published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on its website (at http://www.esma.europa.eu/page/List-registered-and-certified-CRAs) in accordance with the CRA Regulation. 2 Neither Moody's Deutschland GmbH nor Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited is established in the United Kingdom but it is part of a group in respect of which one of its undertakings is (i) established in the United Kingdom, and (ii) is registered in accordance with the UK CRA Regulation. Accordingly the Issuer and Programme rating(s) issued by Moody's Deutschland GmbH and Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited have been endorsed by Moody’s Investors Service Ltd and Fitch Ratings Ltd, respectively in accordance with the UK CRA Regulation and have not been withdrawn. As such, the ratings issued by Moody's Deutschland GmbH and Fitch Ratings Ireland Limited may be used for regulatory purposes in the United Kingdom in accordance with the UK CRA Regulation. Notes issued under the Programme may be rated or unrated by either of the rating agencies referred to above. Where a Tranche of Notes is rated, such rating will be disclosed in the Final Terms (or Pricing Supplement, in the case of Exempt Notes) and will not necessarily be the same as the rating assigned to the Programme by the relevant rating agency. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Amounts payable on Floating Rate Notes will be calculated by reference to one of LIBOR or EURIBOR as specified in the relevant Final Terms. As at the date of this Offering Circular, European Money Markets Institute (as administrator of EURIBOR) is included in ESMA's register of administrators under Article 36 of the Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1011 (the EU Benchmarks Regulation). As at the date of this Offering Circular, the administrator of LIBOR does not appear on ESMA’s register of administrators and benchmarks under Article 36 of the Benchmarks Regulation. As far as the Issuer is aware the transitional provisions in Article 51 of the EU Benchmarks Regulation apply, such that ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (as administrator of LIBOR) is not currently required to obtain authorisation/registration (or, if located outside the European Union, recognition, endorsement or equivalence).